Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Notified | Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Rush Green | Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals | Admitted to other Hospitals | Deaths Registered | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CerebrcSpinal Meningitis | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Dysentery | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Enteric | - | - | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | 22 | 8 | — | — | — |
Food Poisoning | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Malaria | - | — | — | — | — |
Measles | 1,444 | 29 | — | — | 1 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Pemphigus | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | — |
Pneumonia:— | |||||
Acute Influenzal | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 |
Acute Primary | 86 | 38 | 1 | 1 | |
Polioencephalitis Acute | — | — | — | — | — |
Poliomyelitis Acute | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | 205 | 38 | 1 | — | - |
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | - |
Whooping Cough | 471 | 21 | - | - | 3 |
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out during
the year:—
Number of SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 426
Number of PRE-SCHOOL children immunised with'
out preliminary testing 1,798
Number of SCHOOL children who received a
boosting dose 118
Immunisation by General Practitioners.
Number of SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 5
Number of PRE-SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 47
Number of SCHOOL children who received a
boosting dose 4
The following table shows details of a child who attended for immunisation and was subsequently notified as suffering from Diphtheria, together with observations as to type and ultimate result:-
Age | Particulars of Treatment | Notified as Diphtheria | Confirmed | Severity | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 18.9.42—0.1 c.c. A.P.T. | 31.3.48 | Yes | Moderate | Recovered |
17.11.42—0.3 c.c. A.P.T. |
Deaths
There were no deaths from Diphtheria during the year.